Seed-corn tester.



J. M. SULLIVAN.

SEED CORN TESTER.

APPLIGAMON FILED MAR.z6,1912.

Patented Mai". 18, 9&3

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Be it known that l, JAMES M. SULLWAN citizen of the United States, iesicling et oifolk, in the county of Madison end State o1 nebraska, have invented cert-ein new and useful mprovements in Seed-Corn 'festeisg nel l do heieby Cleolere the iollowing to be a full, clear, :incl exact Clescription of the invention, such as will enable otlleis skilled in tlie ait to which it sppetains to ineke and use the saine.'

This invention relates 'to seecl corn testeis and lies fof en object to *provide en implement adapted to nemove e leinel of eoin fiom an ear., liold suoli keinel in the position in which it is ienioved, and automaticall* cli the entremit Y fi'oxn the feiin and simultaneously with suoli clipping bring e magnifying glass into position end ioeus wie- 'the clipped end foi examination of the out snace.

i uither object of tlie invention is to provide e tweezenlike implement having slim, attenuated lingers proportioneel to slip between adjacent leinels of conn upon o solo and to grasp one kernel between suoli {inge-,fs end 'to iemove the lieinel from the cob with the gem end einenilingg beyond the enti-eno ties of the tweezei 'lingers While e tl pivote@ eoneentiicelly Willi the tweeseiI iingeis eeiiies e knife adapted to clip tlie extended gem end of the kernel and eenv e magnifying oless Wliioli is oionglou lino psone? iioeus with sii-eh clipping',

tliese and othei1 objects in View invention eompiises certain novel consigne tions7 combinations end arrangement oi-' pants as will be lieieineilter moe fully ele senilie elsimecl.

En the dmwingsz-Wiguie Li e View oie the inipovecl implement in edge elevation.

bers 12 enel 13, suoli tWeezer lingens L1sing;

slim ene tapeecl as shown pertioulei'ly in et le in i 2 to 'fer-nove seen lies: fiom tile eel; with the wenn end "i5 eL enel ing beyond 'the extremities of suoli s l0 onfl il.

livoted to tlie pivot le is e tliiifl i? carrying e jew inenfoei i8 'which *ono- 'virlecl li e lniifei@ positioned nropotioneci pass elosel)7 ecoss enfle oi lille ling-gens 3G enel ll and to clip the einen@u eel geen en tlie kennel Wliieli entends beyond sneli extremities,

Seemed to the jew nieinbei l@ is. misnoseotne 2G eem-istil upon e rod 2l enel adjusted by ineens of e.y slot 2Q. snol bolt 23 by which 'tlie oeel distance of the microeeope 20 the elippeol tile leinel le? may ube serieel es vision of' the nseiD niej-,f niele neeesseiy.

in use tile lenel es above cleby suoli lr el with the i@ ll enel. n .en Witlvli'ewf om ene nolo the eifeneleel l speel niiew member 18 to ne "position s i enel full li 3 mieli 1oi the microscope 2O L -i'eotl sleeve tn-e clipped alle e kennel enel ley ineens oi? which the operator may' inent y make e microscopio tion snel; eli peil leirnel. the use of kernels of conn leoni eens niej; be removed, @lipped en@ wit-n geest iepiclitya eecneey nvenienee.

ln e seeel eoin testing eppeetns, tweezei adepte@ to loe inserted lietween adjacent kennels oili conn enel genesi e single kennel. with the germ end enten ing beyond the tef'eesei entireinities5 and e member noviflecl with e knife adapted to mov-e in e pelli passing the extremity o the lingers and @slimy-ing e microscope located above tile eV` e iities when the memloen is elosel.

2. In e seeel om testing apparatus, pli*- tWee-nei finges piopoitionecl to loe inserted between adjacent kennels of eoin enel to greso single kernel with the geim encl entenfliig loeyonfl tlie lingesq extiemities and e thii'el p'ivotecl jew pnoiiiclecl Wit-i knife positioneflio ness across the extremities of L"ne tweesei and eaivrying; e microeinen? m smui'nnmuslju 10mm a magnifychime@ surface of the kernel.

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